Vol I: The Nordic art-book, focusing on the traditional styles of the viking age, and modern renditions. This book starts at 300 pages. This art-book will be full of Nordic/Viking-age art, mainly from Scandinavia, but with some elements from other areas, such as the UK, where the Vikings had a lot of influence. It will have examples of the different styles, dissections of the styles and methods, and lots of new designs by Peter Blackhand.
There will be also be a chapter with the work of other Nordic artists, both illustrators, woodcarvers, tattooists and more.
Vol II: The Historical Europa book, will be focused on other historical styles from all over Europe, with different chapters on the Celtic styles, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon, Petroglyphs and more. Some styles are geographically focused, such as the La Tène, and the Pictish, while others more widespread. This book will hold most of the stretch-goals, including the Runes and Bindrunes. It starts on 60 pages, but will steadily grow as we proceed through stretch-goals.
Vol III: The manual on Nordic tattooing. A guidebook on how Peter Blackhand works, from easy-to-use designs and elements, to the methods on how to create a sleeve based on Norse designs. This will give you unique insight in his methods, and make any tattooist capable of creating Nordic and Historical tattoos with a great flow, and a level of precision unmatched. It will also be including segmented designs, so you can easily build a unique design of a dragon, wolf or wyrm. It should be mentioned that the skills and methods in this book will also be helpful to anyone into carving, woodwork, silver/metal-work and stonework.
Who is it for? These books aims to become the books you must have if Vikings, Celts and ancient art is your thing, and for anyone interested in reenactment, tattoos, game-design, art, archaeology and history.
